Fence guard



April 3, 1926, 1,664,603

J.` C. FARRINGTON FENCE GUARD Filed Maron 26. 1924 INVENTOR.

lATTORNEYJ Patented Apr. 3, '1928;v

UNITED STATES JAMES C. FARRINGTON, OF LA FAYETTE, INDIANA.

. FENCE GUARD. i

Application ied Marchas, 1924. serial No. 701,934.

The object of my linvention is to provide an attachment for fence posts, particularly metal fence posts having a'T cross-section, by means of which guard wires may be supported at either side of the plane of the fence and at any desired height, depending upon the characterof the stock against which the fence is toV be protected.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention. Fig 1 is a perspective view showing my improvement applied at two different heights upon afencepost. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section showing means for supporting guard wire arm. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective showing an Yimproved clip for securing the barbed guard wires. Fig. i is a perspective of said clip. F ig. 5 is a perspective of a modified form, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a further slight modification.

In the drawings 10 indicates an L-shaped bracket, one leg of which is perforated at 1l, 11 to receive the threaded legs 12, 12 of a post embracing clamp inthe form of a U-sliaped bolt 13 by means of which, vand nuts 14, the bracket 10 may be secured to a fence post 15 so thatone leg of the L-shaped bracket will lie in a plane at substantially riglitangles to the plane of the fence. Y

The last mentioned leg of bracket 10 is perforated at 16 to receive the clamping bolt 17 by means of which the wire supporting arm 18 may be attached to the bracket andy held at any desired angle relative to the bracket. vArm 18 is formed to receive barbed guard wires 19, 19. For this purpose I piefer to perforate arm 18 at v2O, 20-and attach the guard wires 19, 19 by mea-ns of a special clip 21 which is formed by doubling a length of wire at its middle so as to form a bight 22 and bending the doubled portion. substan tially inedially at 23, rso that the ends 24 will lie substantially/,at right angles to the portions of the wire forming bight 22, the distance between bight 22 and bends 22S-being substantially equal'to the distancebetween perforation 2O and the adjacent edge of arm 18, plus the diameter of wire 19,` the con-r struction being such that, wire 19 being laid Aacross and upon the edge of 'arm' 18, clip 21 may be straddled upon wire 19 and ends 24 projected through.perforation 20 and bent ink opposite directions, as indicated in Fig. 3, to secure the parts in position. f

.f It will be noted from Fig. 1 that if bracket 10 be secured to the post at or near its top, arm 18 may, without disconnecting wires 19, be swung from one side of the plane of the fence to the other, and may be held at any desiree angle so as to protect the fence from high-standing stock or against being climbed, and that the bracket 10 may be placed at an intermediate point in the height of the fence and arm 18 clamped Ain In Fig. 6y I show the bracket and guard wire arm, illustrated in Fig. 1, appliedby means of lag screws to a wood post.

I claim as my invention:

v 1. A fence guard comprising an L shapedbracket, means for securing one leg of the bracket to the post with the legs of the bracket substantially at right angles to the post, and with the free leg of the bracket traversing the felice plane, and a wire carrying arm clamped to said free leg.

2. A fence guard comprising an L shaped bracket, a post embracing clamp associated with one leg of the bracket to secure the bracket to the post with the legs of the bracket substantially at right angles to the post and thefree leg of the bracket traversing the fence plane, and a wire carrying arm clamped to said free leg .of the` bracket.

.In witness whereof, I have hereunto set lmy hand at La Fayette, Indiana, March,

A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty four.

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